Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Inspirational”

Sailors Stories 2. Fossil Free Sailing.Sailing Ocean Fox Ep152

#behindthescenes #adiction Welcome to our new series, Sailors Stories. This is a six part series where we talk to sailors we have met along the way, and get the inside track on their adventure. This is as diverse as people who have built their own boat...

Feb 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:34

Deckhouse mockup – Episode 148 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We have found several moments during the build of Arabella that are just incredibly satisfying. Getting the lead keel poured, getting the backbone assembled, standing up the molds, steaming in frames, getting the first planks on... etc. And now there is ...

Feb 05, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:55

Destination Sailing Channel. Sailing Ocean Fox

#radioprogramme #podcast This is a Special series of destinations around the world made from cruisers to cruisers. We have a loin way to go and cover the world. You can be part of Destination Sailing Channel covering your favourite destination. Please sen...

Feb 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:04

Sailing Stories, Shockwave. RACING a trimaran.Sailing Ocean Fox Ep151

#behindthescenes #adiction Welcome to our new series, Sailors Stories. This is a six part series where we talk to sailors we have met along the way, and get the inside track on their adventure. This is as diverse as people who have built their own boat...

Feb 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:19

Half Laps and Mast Blocking – Episode 147 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We are on the last steps of putting together the sill for the house top and the blocking for the mizzen mast. Alix needs to cut the half laps in the corners of the sill to get them to fit just right. Once that is done, we can paint them and screw them in...

Jan 29, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:51

Destination Sailing Channel- Mykonos. Sailing Ocean Fox.

#Travelingtheworld #bestdestinations This is a Special series of destinations around the world made from cruisers to cruisers. We have a loin way to go and cover the world. You can be part of Destination Sailing Channel covering your favourite destination...

Jan 28, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:14

LAND HO! We crossed the Pacific Ocean! Part 3 [🎥40🌏]

The breakage continues, the war with the lice takes a deadly turn, we attempt some home schooling, it's movie night, Elizabeth almost catches a fish and all sorts of other shenanigans. Join us as we officially cross 3,000 nautical miles of the Pacific Ocea...

Jan 27, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:11

The Aft Hatch – Episode 146 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

The deck framing is almost complete on Arabella. In this episode, Steve wraps up all the framing in the aft section by making a couple more deck beams and then framing in the hatch. This hatch will provide some storage but also some ventilation to the eng...

Jan 22, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:28

Framing Work in the Stern – Episode 145 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We working on wrapping up the last of the deck framing before we can get to a house top mockup. While Alix continues with fairing around the house top opening, Steve works on getting more short beams and knees installed in the stern. There are two more k...

Jan 15, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:05

Installing the Lodging Knees – Episode 144 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We are nearing the end of the knees! It's amazing the difference that can be seen as these all start to go in. Not only to the rigidity of the structure but also at how the space seems so much different inside. Knees keep the hull from wracking while sai...

Jan 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:57

Making and Fitting Lodging Knees – Episode 143 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Knees and blocking are what keep the deck of the boat from racking or moving in unwanted ways. Ours are made from the stumps we dug out of the ground around this time last year. It's amazing to see the final product from those rough pieces or material to...

Jan 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:38

Starting to fair the deck structure – Episode 142 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Now that we have installed the short beams around the deckhouse opening, it's time to start fairing that out. These beams have all been milled a bit oversized for this purpose. This means we start by fairing the ends of the short beams down to the carlin...

Dec 25, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:34

How To Prepare Food for a Passage. Healthy on Board. Sailing Ocean Fox

#foodcontainers #eatingwell On this video Carla shows you how to prepare your food for a long passage. How to make things easier by organising yourself. Let us know in the comments if you would like to see more videos about provision the boat. To visit Ca...

Dec 19, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:04:12

White Oak Rootstock Knees – Episode 141 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Last year, at about this time of year as well, some blood, sweat and maybe tears were shed in retrieving some large White Oak rootstock from the woods and painstakingly carving out some knees from them. This was a miserable yet rewarding experience that i...

Dec 18, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:42

Carlin Joints and Lodging Knees – Episode 140 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

There is a lot of time consuming but rewarding work in boat building. Cutting carlin joints to instal short beams is a good task to show how much time some of the jobs can take. Each side of Arabella's cabin had 11 short beams to be installed (after havin...

Dec 11, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:57

Installing the midship lodging knees – Episode 139 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Alix continues work on Arabella with making and installing the lodging knees at midship. These, along with the rigidity of the housetop, will help keep the deck structure from racking. We also get to see the end of Steve and Robin's vacation adventure as ...

Dec 04, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:35

A Glimpse of Past and Future! – Episode 138 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We all need a break from big projects and this time it's Steve's turn! As Alix stays back to look after Arabella and the boathouse to continue work on fitting and installing some knees and short beams. Steve and his partner head off on an adventure out we...

Nov 27, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:36

How top save on plastic in the Galley.NO PLASTIC. Sailing Ocean Fox

#plasticmermaid #freeofplastic In this video Carla shows you what she does to replace the single use plastic in the galley. Loads of options that work really well on the boat. If you would like to try some of the items you can visit Carla’s amazon shop f...

Nov 27, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:03

Designing the Power Plant – Episode 137 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

As we continue working on Arabella, we look ahead at starting to figure out the power plant. We got a beautiful new engine from Nanni Diesel last year and now we are back with Brook Streit from Kraft Power to talk about some of the intricacies of getting ...

Nov 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:05

Patience Is a Useful Skill – Episode 136 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Boatbuilding can be a slow and tedious (yet rewarding!) process. As with many things in life, patience is a useful skill. In this episode, we work on making up more short beams out of the scrap locust we have. This involves sorting through what we have, ...

Nov 06, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:31:45

Restoring Victoria’s Knees – Episode 135 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Part way through the build of Arabella, we were told about a boat we should look at in Mattapoisett, MA. Although we didn't need another boat to restore we decided to go take a look and see what she had for parts. Ultimately we fell in love, she was a wr...

Oct 30, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:55

Alix is Back! – Episode 134 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

As we said, "Alix will be back in the fall", it is now fall and Alix is back! We talk a bit about the our summer and our plans for the project and then get right to work. We start working on cleaning up and varnishing the deck beams as well as restoring s...

Oct 23, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:19

Fitting the Deck Carlines and Diesel Engine – Ep 133 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

The time has come! We've all been waiting for the moment that big beautiful blue Nanni Diesel engine gets dropped into Arabella. She's been sitting patiently on the sidelines for a while now but the moment to see how she fits is upon us. Steve and Casey ...

Oct 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:34:40

Mast Blocking and A New Tool – Episode 132 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

They say "Do something you love, and you'll never work another day of your life", but when a tool doesn't do what it should and the task list for the day has a few boxes left unchecked, it really feels like work. Despite that, Steve soldiers on and nearly ...

Oct 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:24

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